Holder for toilet articles



June 28, 1932. MANQHA 1,865,267

HOLDER FOR TOILET ARTICLES Filed Sept. 26, 1931 INVENTOR 15 7 BY M i IZ21 MW ATTORNE S Patented June 28, 1932 UNITED s'rATss PATENT OFFICEJACQUES MANOHA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HOUBIGANT, INC., OF NEWYORK,

N. Y., CORPORATION on NEW. YORK HOLDER FOR TOILET ARTICLES Applicationfiled September 26, 1931. Serial No. 565,247.

This invention relates to improvements in holders for toilet articlesand more particularly to improvements in compacts.

A special object of the invention is the provision of an improvedcompact which has contained therein and as an integral part thereof, acomb for the hair.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a compact soconstructed that the top or base of the compact holds the comb for thehair, without noticeably increasing the size or weight of the article.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent from the specificationand drawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspsctive view showing my improvedtoilet case.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line Fig. 3 is a sectional viewalong the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to the view in Fig. 1 showing thecomb partly removed from the case.

Fig. 5 1s a perspective vlew of a modlfied form of container in whichthe top panels present in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 4 havebeen changed to a single continu- I ous curved panel, the comb beingheld in the central part of the curved portion of the top.

10 designates the cover of the compact, 11 the base thereof, and 12 theraised portion of the top in which the comb 14 is held within thecompact 13.

15 designates the thumb piece by which the comb may be readily Withdrawnfrom the compact. 16 represents the curved portion of the modified formof container shown in Fig. 5 in which the comb is held under the centralportion of the top of the compact, which is formed in a single curve.

I am aware that it has been well known to fit toilet cases with combsfor the hair and an objection to the presence of combs in the averagetoilet case is that such a comb is apt to take considerable space andcome into contact with the liquid or solid toilet requisites, is apt tobecome soiled and is difficult to clean.

ed a toilet case in Which the comb is held out of contact with thearticles in the case itself and without noticeably increasing the" bulkof the case. In the forms shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawing, this isdone by making a central panel slightly raised and preferably of a colorcontrasting with the panels on each side which are at the ordinary levelat the top of the box. In appearance then, a case of this kind is thesame as in other toilet cases, the central panel being slightly raised,apparently for purposes of making a more pleasing design but actuallyalso serving as a container for the comb which is entirely hidden in thepanel itself, but may be withdrawn by means of the thumb piece 15. Inthe modification shown in Fig. 5, the comb'is concealedbeneath thecentral portion of the top of the compact.

On the underside of the cover is inserted the usual toilet mirror whicheffectively conceals the underside of the comb when the case is opened.

It is obvious that a similar arrangement may be made in the base of thecompact for holding the comb without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

What I claim is:

1. Ina toilet case, thecombination of a toilet case cover and a base ofa toilet case, each plates, an opening in one of said side walls, lo

cated below one ofsaid plates to permit entering a toilet comb and meansto position the comb in said cover.

3. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and a baseof a toilet case,

each comprising a panel, even-surfaced on the" ..v

outside, side walls on the outer edges of both said panels, arectangular opening in one of said side walls located near the innersurface 100 of the respective panel thereof to permit the entering of atoilet comb and means to position the comb on said panel.

4;. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and a baseof a toilet case, said cover comprising a curved top plate even-surfacedon the outside and a side wall 011 the outer edges of said top plate, amirror located in said cover near the inner surface of said top plateand means to permit entering a comb through said side wall and positionthe same between said inner surface and said mirror.

5. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and a baseof a toilet case each having a pan-shaped formation, means to retain thehollow form of said cover against the hollow form of said base so as toproduce a toilet case in closed formation, a comb located within saidcase and means to permit said comb to be extracted without opening saidcase.

6. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and a baseof atoilet case each having" uniform outside surface, means to retainsaid case in an open or closed position, a comb located within said caseand means to permit said comb to be withdrawn without opening said case.

7. In a toilet case the combination of a rectangular toilet case coverand a correspondi119; base of a toilet case, each having top-surfaceswhich are even on the outside, side walls on the outer edges of bothsaid cover and base, an opening in one of said side walls and located onone of the shorter sides of the case, to permit entering a toilet combinto the interior of the toilet case.

8. In a toilet case. the combination of a cover and a base, each havinga rectangular pan-shaped formation, means to retain the hollow form ofsaid cover against the hollow form of said base, so as to produce atoilet case in closed formation, said retaining means to be located onthe longer part of the rectangular formation, a comb in the interior ofsaid case and an opening to permit said comb to be extracted, saidopening to be located on one of the short sides forming the rectangle ofthe case.

9. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and a baseof a toilet case, each having a rectangular and uniform outside surface,means to retain said case in an open or closed position, an openinglocated on one of the short sides of the rectangle of the case, a comblocated in the interior of the case, a thumb piece on said comb.protruding from said opening, to be grasped, so as to draw said combthrough said opening without opening said case. a

10. In a toilet case, the combination of a toilet case cover and abaseof a toilet case, each having an even outside surface, means to retainsaid case in an open or closed position,

